Each agency licensed by the department to provide any behavioral health service is responsible for an individual's service plan as follows: (1) The individual service plan must: (a) Be completed or approved by a professional appropriately credentialed or qualified to provide mental health, chemical dependency, and/or problem and pathological gambling services. (b) Address age, gender, cultural, strengths and/or disability issues identified by the individual or, if applicable, the individual's parent(s) or legal representative. (c) Be in a terminology that is understandable to the individual and the individual's family. (d) Document that the plan was mutually agreed upon and a copy was provided to the individual. (e) Demonstrate the individual's participation in the development of the plan. (f) Document participation of family or significant others, if participation is requested by the individual and is clinically appropriate. (g) Be strength-based. (h) Contain measurable goals or objectives, or both. (i) Be updated to address applicable changes in identified needs and achievement of goals and objectives. (2) If the individual service plan includes assignment of work to an individual, the assignment must have therapeutic value and meet all the requirements in (1) of this section. (3) When required by law, the agency must notify the required authority of a violation of a court order or nonparticipation in treatment, or both. [Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20A.550, 74.04.050, 74.08.090 and chapters 70.02, 71.24 RCW. WSR 14-18-014, Â§ 388-877-0620, filed 8/22/14, effective 9/22/14. Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.02, 70.96A, 71.05, 71.24, 71.34, 74.50 RCW, RCW 74.08.090, 43.20A.890, and 42 C.F.R. Part 8. WSR 13-12-054, Â§ 388-877-0620, filed 5/31/13, effective 7/1/13.]

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